Quotes About Gratitude

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents...

The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.

The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time. The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for. And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become. We don't give thanks because we're happy. We are happy because we give thanks.

We do not give thanks because we are happy.  We are happy because we give thanks."   --Douglas Wood

Live each day fully, one day at a time, live time fully, for each moment could be our last.

Whenever you look in front and see a lot of people ahead of you, take time to look at the long queue behind you. Let us live a life of contentment.

Eat and drink of that which Allaah has provided and do not act corruptly, making mischief on the earth.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. -Dr. Seuss

Be grateful. Don't always complain about never having enough time, because I know you do. I always complain as well about the time issue, but instead be grateful you have time at all. Don't focus on the negatives, but the positives of the time you do have. What will you do with that time? That is the question you need to ask yourself.

On the Threshold is beautiful and very touching and a moving tribute to my friend, colleague and mentor Irvin Yalom.

This loving person is a person who abhors waste waste of time, waste of human potential. How much time we waste. As if we were going to live forever.

An eminent Iranian composer, Pezhman Mosleh, has honored me with this gift (the piece of On the Threshold).

Para percibir la magia de la Realidad, ésta debe amarse de la misma forma, sin esperar restituciones por ese amor.

We must give the very thing that we want. That's worth repeating. We must give the very thing that we want. If you want money, give money. If you want love, give love. If you want recognition, give recognition. Whatever you have not, that's what you must give and contribute.

Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky.

When you think things are bad, when you feel sour and blue, when you start to get mad... you should do what I do! Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky! Some people are much more... oh, ever so much more... oh, muchly much-much more unlucky than you!

Be grateful you're not in the forest in France Where the average young person just hasn't a chance To escape from the perilous pants eating plants But your pants are safe, you're a fortunate guy You ought to be shouting how lucky am I

You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!

Don't grumble! Don't stew! Some critters are much-much, Oh, ever so much-much So muchly much-much more unlucky than you!

Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.

I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I'm not just a clam or ham or a dirty jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am. That's a great thing to be.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".

Don't cry that it's over smile because it happened

Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happend.